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- ↑ Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
- ↑ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4 . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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